AMA Steps Forward™ Initiative – Clinical Decision Support and Diagnostic Imaging

Activity ID

2432

Expires

August 31, 2019

Format Type

Internet

CME Credit

0.5

Fee

CME Provider

American Medical Association

Description

Increasing administrative responsibilities due to regulatory pressures and evolving payment and care delivery models reduce the amount of time physicians spend delivering direct patient care. Physicians need tools in the exam room to help patients understand the rationale for ordering, delaying or not performing a test. Clinical decision support (CDS) enables clinicians to quickly and confidently determine appropriate imaging at the point of care. This allows physicians to provide higher quality patient care at a lower cost. Overuse and inappropriate use of many imaging tests may cause harm by unnecessarily exposing patients to excess radiation, can impact patient outcomes when incidental findings are over-diagnosed and increase health care costs. Ordering appropriate imaging with time constraints and when the evidence to support the decision isn’t easily accessed can be challenging for many physicians. This module provides physicians the clinical decision support tools needed to select the right imaging test for the right reason at the right time.

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Educational Objectives

Describe how to implement evidence-based CDS tools within the practice
Select an imaging area to improve
Identify how to work with EHR implementation teams to integrate CDS technology

Keywords

Clinical Decision Support, Overuse, Radiation

Competencies

Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

MIPS Approved

This activity qualifies for the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), where you can earn a performance-based payment adjustment to your Medicare payment

Physician Well-being activity

Efficiencies in Medical Practice

Practice Setting

Rural, Urban, VA/Military